JRL calls for boycott of Panchayat polls
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) Thursday appealed people to boycott Panchayat elections. The resistance leadership said that the local body polls are nothing but a ‘drama’. JRL comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik in a joint statement issued here said that “any sort of election under Indian occupational system […]
Guns roar along LoC in Poonch, no causalities reported
Poonch: Indian and Pakistani armies exchanged heavy fire on Thursday along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu division. According to defence ministry sources, the Pakistan army resorted to unprovoked and indiscriminate shelling and firing in Degwar area. “Using small arms, automatics and mortars they targeted military and civilian facilities in Degwar. […]
Budget session to be stormy, social media ban order likely to be raised
Jammu: The upcoming budget session of the state legislature is set to be stormy as the opposition Congress is planning to take up the recent government order to its employees restricting airing of political views on social media among other issues. Congress legislators from both the houses were briefed recently and will meet again on […]
Govt misses out on creating trauma emergency care in JK
Srinagar: While remaining busy with the creation of additional infrastructure in peripheries-the government has strangely missed the point of the creation of state-of-the -art Emergency Trauma hospitals in the state. As per data available there has been a mushrooming of Public Health Centres (PHCs) and New Type Public Health Centres (NTPHCs) in many parts of […]
Mercury settles below freezing point in Kashmir
Srinagar: Cold conditions returned to Kashmir after a day s relief as the minimum temperature went down last night and the mercury settled below the freezing point across the valley and Ladakh region. The night temperature once again went down across Kashmir division, including Ladakh region, and stayed below the freezing point at all stations, […]
Teacher accused of raping minor student arrested
Jammu: A government school teacher accused of raping a 16-year-old student was arrested in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar, while a hunt was on to nab another accused, a senior police officer said today. Srinder Kumar Sharma, posted in the Government Primary School in Leondi village of Padder, was arrested last evening, Senior Superintendent of Police […]
Youth inhales chemical, dies
Kangan: A youth died on Thursday after inhaling some chemical at a construction site in Kangan area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, officials said. Officials informed ‘Kashmir Vision’ that the youth identified as Sameer Ahmad Ganaie, son of Abdul Rashid Ganaie, resident of Pethpora Chattergul was working at the construction site where work on an […]
2 policemen, BSF jawan killed in mishaps
Jammu: Two policemen and a BSF jawan were killed in two separate accidents in Akhnoor and Samba areas of Jammu and Kashmir, police said today. While two policemen were killed when their motorcycle was hit by a speedy truck in Shah Blode area of Samba district, the BSF jawan here died after a container exploded […]
Editorial: No plan of action for PDD
Srinagar: We are in the mid of winter season in Kashmir and the people here are facing hardships while fighting it out with the tough weather conditions. The weather conditions are set to turn more vigorous as the harsh winter period is yet to be faced by the people in Kashmir. However, despite the various […]
Centre’s initiative aimed at boosting tourism in J&K, says Minister
Karnataka: Continuing with its series of road shows, Department of Tourism J&K organized another road show at Bangalore which received overwhelming response from travel trade fraternity from Karnataka. Speaking on the occasion, Minister of State for Education, Culture and Tourism, Priya Sethi said Government of India has come up with unique connectivity scheme UDAN or […]